The billing and financial aid dates and deadlines listed below are fixed and will not change per academic year.
| Jan. 15 | Last day to purchase Tuition Insurance from GradGuard for spring semester |
| Jan. 15 | FAFSA priority deadline for new freshmen, new transfers |
| Mar. 1 | FAFSA priority deadline for continuing undergraduates |
| May 15 | Summer semester payment plans begin; payment in full for summer semester due |
| May 19 | Last day to purchase Tuition Insurance from GradGuard for summer semester |
| June 1 | Outstanding financial aid paperwork* for new students due |
| June 15 | Fall semester payment plans begin; payment in full for fall semester due |
| July 1 | Outstanding financial aid paperwork* due for all students |
| Aug. 1 | Fall semester payment plans begin; payment in full for fall semester due |
| Aug. 25 | Last day to purchase Tuition Insurance from GradGuard for fall semester |
| Nov. 6 | Early registration for spring semester begins |
| Nov. 15 | FAFSA priority deadline for new students entering spring semester |
| Dec. 1 | Spring semester payment plans begin; payment in full for spring semester due |
| Dec. 1 | Outstanding financial aid paperwork* due for new students entering in spring |
| *Upload documents directly using the Submit Financial Aid Paperwork task in myHilltop. | |